Project Vocaloid

The walls… White... There was no exit and no window… Soon, the lights went out. There was no bed… no TV… and not a single bit of life… not even I was alive…

I was the outcome... of project VOCALOID was project number 2. Project 1 was a failed experiment. Her name was Rin… They gave her a name… but then something went wrong… They are afraid the same thing would happen to me… so they did not give me a name

When Rin failed, they created me. Project VOCALOID was to make a robot that could sing better than any human could. Their learning capabilities were beyond a genius. It was abandoned after every single VOCALOID died in a month.

They thought I would die so they left me here.

I was alone in this cold, dark place. But I lived… Waiting for a hand that would never come.

Someone… Anyone… save me… please….

I brushed my hair. My unusual green hair flowed down. I tied them up into a pigtail and brought my packed luggage downstairs.

I am Hatsune Miku. 16 years old going to visit my grandmother.

I kissed my mother and father goodbye and got into the taxi

God… Why does grandma Meiko live so far away?

Grandma Meiko lived in a huge house. Rumor has it that it was built over an abandoned lab.

Who knew this trip would change my life so much?

I got out of the taxi and saw grandma Meiko

"Grandma!"

She looked at me sternly

"I'm not that old! Just call me Meiko!"

"Sorry Grand… I mean Meiko!"

"Where's grandpa Gakupo?"

"He's away at someone's house. He's going to be back soon"

"Awwww" I said

Meiko smiles and pats my head.

"You must be hungry after such a long trip. Come inside and have something to eat."

I followed Meiko into the house

The house was more like a mansion.

It was as big as a school.

Where did she get all the money to buy this place?

I wolfed down cookies and drank a glass of milk

"Hey Meiko?"

"What is it Miku?"

"Is it really true that this place was built over a laboratory?"

"Yes. It was. Your great grandfather used to work there."

"What did they do there?"

"Unfortunately, I don't know either."

"EHHHHH?"

"Everything they did was a secret. Your grandfather would never talk about it."

I got up

"Thanks for the info Meiko!"

"What are you going to do now?"

"I'm going to go exploring!"

I ran down the hallway humming.

I kept running until I saw a door I never saw before. Never once did Meiko mention it or did I see it the last time I came here.

This house was huge. Even Meiko didn't know all the rooms because of how big the house was and her age.

I couldn't hurt to take a peek…

I slowly walked in.

Book shelves covered the walls and a desk was in the middle of the room.

I went over to the desk and saw a book covered in dust.

"Why is this book out here?" I read it carefully "Project VOCALOID"

Project VOCALOID? Whats that?

I opened the book and started to read

Febuary 9, 2000

One after another. They just keep dying. What are we doing wrong? I guess we have to keep on reasearching… I don't know whats wrong with them... Maybe making a human-like robot that can sing and be a genius is too hard….

June 14, 2000

I cant believe it! We finally finished our VOCALOID! The best singing robot is now complete! I decided to name her Rin. Her blonde hair is just beautiful! I'm going to teach her new song to sing and she will be like my daughter!

Augest 22, 2000

I cant stop my tears. The VOCALOID we thought was complete… Rin…. My beautiful Rin is dead! I am tired… I can not write …

January 3, 2001

We decided to resume the project. We have completed version 2. I cant get my hopes up. I wont give him a name unless I know he will survive. He looks so much like Rin. I have high hopes. But I miss her… My Rin

March 8, 2001

Version 2 is acting up. His voice is working perfectly fine but he wouldn't show any emotions… Maybe he too will die like the others…

March 9,2001

The government wants us to stop the project. They don't think we can do this. My team-mates are trying to abandon the project too. They all have lost hope. But I can't just leave Version 2 here…

March 10, 2001

We put Version 2 in the basement. The only way to get to him is the secret door behind the painting of a musical note. I cant believe I agreed to this! His eyes! When we left him there, his eyes looked at me… they were asking for me to stay… I saw a tear. I wanted to cry too. The fist emotion he felt… was sadness…But I just left him…

April 9, 2001

I wonder if Version 2 is still alive. He dosent need food like a normal human but that's highly unlikely. The government is closing the VOCALOID project because we did not produce anything… But I gave Version 2 a name. I named him Len.

Febuary 21, 2003

I miss him. Len. I have bought the house for me and my wife. Maybe one day I will go back and see Len. The 2nd VOCALOID.

I closed the book.

He must be so lonely….

I rushed outside the room and started looking for a picture with a musical note.

Running up and down hallways until I finally found it.

Don't worry Len… I'll get you out of there

I moved the picture to see a dark hallway. I couldn't see anything.

Cautiously, I entered.

Inching my way through. It was dark and damp. I wanted to get out as soon as possible.

Suddenly, the entrance I came through closed.

I tried to get back out but it seemed to be locked

I tried to crawl around but there seemed to be no room

I soon realized I was trapped.